yup

my old man's choices at 16 were pit, local engineering firm under his dad, or the army.

So by 17 he'd been through Catterick and Blandford and at 18 he was on ops in Belfast drinking in Catholic pubs in civvies with a revolver stuffed down his trousers (and no, he wasn't pleased to see the locals).

As he never ceased to remind me every time I whinged about homework!

Lass at work is a reservist medic. Suspect she'll get called up soon.

Posted By: CWC on April 2nd 2020 at 18:40:35

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And the army step in again. I know this is down to government inadequacies. (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 15:55:00
- Hope they’re more useful than this (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 2, 21:18:03
- Why not. Its better than then sitting in their barracks (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Robbie2020, Apr 2, 18:23:07
  - Crackonnumbnut.werrallinitogetherdickhea d. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 18:31:37
  - Yeahniceoneuoiarentetrollingatall🖕� � (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 18:29:33
- Who’s digging out the army? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SimonOTBC, Apr 2, 16:19:21
  - In the past bud,not necessarily digging them out but out nut (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 16:27:33
    - It's a collective thing Simon,I see posts I get angry,I see the (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 16:32:22
      - You see cider, you get angry 😡 (n/m) (Coronavirus) - tudders, Apr 2, 18:52:23
        
        😅😅 (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 19:07:13
- Where havent the army been used to fight corona (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Apr 2, 16:02:19
  - Er,they aren't the British army though? And I don't know about (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 16:07:22
    - vocal minority (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 2, 17:58:39
      - Yep. People forget the options for working class kids in 70/80/90's. (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 18:18:01
        
        yup (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 2, 18:40:35
        
        Hmm,it's bollocks,now wankers use working class kids joining (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 18:47:08
    - Happens all the time Proth (Coronavirus) - emmaroyds, Apr 2, 16:26:09
      - 👍🍺. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 16:28:53
- the thing is ,in situations like this (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 2, 15:59:06

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